THE European Union (EU) bureaucrats have come up with some bonkers directives. Here are the top eleven unusual rules proposed by Brussels that seem too barmy to be true.

The EU legislators have gone bananas over rules and directives - about bananas. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and co have overseen some wacky laws. Here are the craziest:

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The research was carried out for the NatCen think-tank

“Do they seek to persuade voters on those arguments where even their own supporters are currently less likely to be convinced?

“Or, do they seek to focus debate on the issue on which they are seemingly the stronger?

“The first option would perhaps help the public make a more informed decision.

“More likely, however, is the second, which could mean the two sides spend the campaign talking past each other and leave voters having to work out for themselves the merits of the arguments on the key issues.”